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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1919
Page
2
Public notice outlines drainage improvement for Arcade, Arcada Two, and Branch Drain No 1 through No 3. Includes station lines, tile specifications, and work terms. Lists land parcels with owners and sections, plus meeting details for letting contracts and apportionment review.
Eighty prominent French women joined the Provisional Council of the American YWCA at Paris headquarters to study women’s issues. Mrs Robert Lansing presided, sessions in French, as two thirds of delegates originate from French associations. The council aims to gather information on women’s coalitions, connect leaders, and develop standards for future work. Delegates include Mine Jules Slogfried, Baroness Watterille, Countess Pourtaies, and Mrs William G. Sharp. Meetings will be weekly, with a larger gathering each month, and delegates hosted at Hotel Petrograd and the YWCA House in Paris.
The War Work Council of the Young Women s Christian Association plans to send an industrial commission of women to England France and Italy in April to meet labor leaders. The commission includes Raymond Robbing Mrs Trene On good Andrews Grace Drake Mrs Cushman Florence Sinn Marie Wing and others with Mary Gilson as secretary. The aim is to promote world fellowship among women and discuss postwar industrial life.
The article notes heavy losses of cattle and sheep to poisonous weeds. It cites 1916 figures from a U.S. forest area showing 4,048 cattle and 10,278 sheep destroyed, with horse and goat losses mentioned. Investigations by the Bureau of something indicate insects involved.
Courses for training home assistants to work on a day to week schedule have been started by the YWCA in New York City. The program aims to dignify domestic work, offering eight hour days at 15 dollars weekly, with meals outside or packed lunch, and no live‑in arrangement. Graduates receive certificates proving qualification for ordinary household duties, as the YWCA seeks to raise social standing and independence for women in domestic service.
The New York City YWCA opens Foreign Trade courses for women, covering shipping filing orders trade acceptances tariffs consular documents insurance mail order trade and other international work previously limited to men. Courses aim to meet postwar needs with South America drawing particular attention as new jobs arise for graduates.
A brief meditation on canine loyalty and the dog’s role as human companion and protector. The text argues dogs hold a unique bond with people, giving them advantages in friendship and guardianship.
A reflective note urges courage to recover after a wrong step and to prefer early corrective action over delaying until later, promoting a steadier, more pleasant path forward.
Gray horse six years old with weight 1750 pounds. Gray gelding six years old with weight 1750. Gray gelding three years old with weight 1425. Sorrel mare five years old with weight 1145. Brown gelding sixteen years old with weight 1330. Black mare with colt ten months old.
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